The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
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sixteen divorces were granted in one day there recently.
 A case of leprosy, just arrived fron Homo l,ln bas heeu dLeovered al Port Townsend, Washington territory.
 A bridge is 10 be built at once across the Columbia river from the Oregon side to La Camas. Washington territory.
 No, since the season Of 1880 has whaling 70 the Artic ocean been ss profitable as 1t Is this year. Whales arc plentiful and eas, to eai- ture.
 B1Gralo Bnrs wild west show in London w'l' be succeeded by an Italian exhibition, the chief feature of which is an imitation of the great colosseum.
 During the months Of September and oetc- Der 1GS Chinamen, who had beeome wealthy fin New York city, sailed from that port Tor their native land never to return.
 James Huf1, desperado, who las been wanted for several years for various crimes committed in Bedford county Pennsylvania, was arrested at Unlontorn, Tuesday, by de teetiyes.
 The depredatIons of Indians near Holbrook, Arzouia, have been so many that the settlers have resolved 10 commence war of eIfHrmi- nation fl the redskins do not keep Inside the reservation
 The sophomores Of Dickinson college, Car llslc. Pa, have decided not to accept the Ireshmen's challenge for a cane rush, tbeir reasons being the same as those giFen at Columbia college.
 A blacksmith at Lewiston, Me, makes con siderable pin money by manufacturing Iron and steel rings and selling hem as sure cure for rheumatism. He warrants them to cure and gets 5J cents piece.
 A package received recently bs mall In Bridgeport, Conn, cost the recipient "A cents hostage in addition to tine 9 cents which had been prepaid because the seuler's business ad yertlsement was printed upon the accompany ing tag.
 The first crop of tobacco ever raised in En- gland was harvested this season. The eulti yator does not receive much encouragement, however, for inc English government insists upon hm paying duty, as If the to1aeco were imported.
 The new dancing slippers have Louis XV." heels, with stitching round them. The hand. somest oucs are merely foIed with kid or leather, the yamps or quarters being Of satin to match tue dress. The bronze foxlng ii especially rich.
 Recently leather firm at Boston sold one thousand feet of gr.in leather at l05s cent Ter foot. Not loug after the bill was return ed 10 them, with a demand for cents de. duetion for one quarter foot short mearsure. They sllored il.
 Contrary to the general supposItion thert are no areas Of frozen swamps 10 be found ir the country adjacent to Alaska. A surveying party employed by the government of Canads discovered great deal of grassy country sloug the brasehes of the Yukon river.
 After all, the Chinese are as honorable a, any people ou tbc globe. Recently the government of that backward empire returned 10 the United States portion of the Rock Springs indemnity so mserly appropriated by congress, as it was found in the final distribu' tiun hat some of the claims were duplicated.
 George Goodwin, while riding along in tn, mountains near Wctnore, Col, hcrding stock md playing A French horn. saw coming toward him coyote. He quickly disunount ed. still playing the horn, and procured a club. The wolf seemed unconscious of the danger, and allowed hm to come DO close that he kill ed il with the club.
 A novel suit Was before the courts in New York city few days ago. Tine writer ot tmall textbook lei, bis nanuscript with n ell-lI known schoO -50JS plJli-h az house Tor Al the cad 0f tlree months Ie got answer that it was declined. iits fool n. [. f,,r : t but the case was ihrowh out At once.
 lu ,. effort. to find the true boundary line between ilscH and Massachusetta, New Hampshire sent to tts record office in London and urocured fac smiles of the orders of the king in councd and of the old maps and sur ycye. These latter were compared with tht recent sgrvcys of a United States engineer, and the two uere found to be almost identical.
 Two Curean euv,ys were sent with con gratulat.Jis sn9 presents to the emperor oi China on the occasidO ef his recent Oirthday Many of these presents were FetaFned tothcm' the Chinese custom fofhiddng tbe acceptance of all the presents offered, and the envoys, when they went back, left these behind io be riveu over again the next time presents have to be made to the emperor.
 Recently AT order was received in the com posing-foom of a Boston publication that Christian names were Co be luqaIiabiy md,eat- ed by initials. the name in no instanee to bt printed in full The next issue contained mention of C. Cleveland, C. Washington, anu 90 on. l. is said that the order aas revoked when the editor found Don Gu xote's squire figuring on a proof as ''S. Pdn!a."
 A Maine sailor plaYel mean trick on q shark ode day not long ago The tiger oi Inc sea had been failoa i1-; ibc boat for seYera days and existing on the garbage thrown over board. and tue sailor decided 10 bave some fun with him He tool, a large piece oi lhnt and threw Il at the fish, which gIcolly gu'p cd if down. The limc at once began 10 sla'tr, and thc shark after thrnshing about in ter ribIe agony for d few minutes turned oVei aud died.
 A young man covered with the dust ol tr"' el walked into recruiting station ih f"ft land. Me. tie other day anl wanted 70 chii-t He was exam ned srl rejected because h' wejel,ea only l26 pouude. He sad thai h' had walked from ihe north pat oi Inc sale that he weighed l35 pounds ~hen iie 7'@il'o and ,hnt he tfouxht that he woull fat ui so,,e if he had cliafc. The recruiting oi 0cer .rll hin To call seaio and in los' than week he dtd, ana had gained 50 dee'de4y II a,sh that he Was readily accepted
 Ex C0nn,rollsr dvhu !. haox has receiYe' from a friend ali iutcr sting rs,c iD the shat of A rrotesied note of Rohcft Aofri., ibe fusn clal hacier of .he unon in lts saf f'r iudc uepdcuec Pasted Ia ihe n@e af protest | inc original note for S 0JA he signature | in a bold baud ! ne date is li9a. lt is "rl known that Mir Morris, ritter raising sL4Ab oo9 on his credit for the Rcyolui'unarf army and tleeiiniag the treasury pcrtioip in !avo of Alexander Usm.itoa Iuet W.th rsve=fes an' diel poor man,
 Remarkably beautiful and gsry brilliant '' the aurora on the Ydlou rig'r. Aias.,s duf- ing the winter months Comracacin- 10 ih' earl, fan ii lasts with mnrs or less hr!Aaucj throughou the long season of Arctic ueataer general commences St tue setting ot the sun though in n dniutcr It has at times been s' br g.4t that il was visible al noon Whie th' snn was shining hrgh,iy. The rays ot liSh first shoot lo th wth qu.cN, Guyerng m9 ton. are tlca gathered and form great arcl oi Are spanuiu2 the hrayrus. lt r.oas for ar